The 13th International Training Programme on “Wind Turbine Technology and Applications” was successfully organized by the ITCS unit during 07th to 30th May 2014 to address all aspects of Wind Power starting from wind resource assessment to installation, operation and maintenance aspects of wind farms along with financial analysis and CDM benefits. This is a special training course for ASEAN Countries sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India under the ASEAN –India Cooperation Fund programme and supported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. The course was attended by 22 participants from 8 countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam)
The training programme was inaugurated by Dr. Yogender Kumar Yadav, Director, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy, Karputhala, Punjab.
The course content for the training was very comprehensive syllabus and the lectures of the course were delivered by eminent Scientists, Engineers and other wind energy professionals with years of experience who were drawn from C-WET and national experts from academic institutions, wind turbine manufacturers, developers, utilities and consultants who have contributed significantly for the development in the fields of energy, renewable energy and wind energy in particular. The 23 days programme included classroom lectures, field & factory visits and practical training sessions to provide complete knowledge transfer to the participants.
As part of the study visit, all the participants were also travelled to southern part of Tamil Nadu to visit Wind Turbine Test / Research Station located at Kayathar and got to know about small and large wind turbine testing process and they also visited wind farms in and around Kanyakumari, where wind turbines are installed in large numbers like coconut trees.
Participants stayed at Kanyakumari during the study visit period and the experience at Cape Comerin (southern tip of India) are so exciting to the participants such as seeing the sunrise and sunset and cultural visits showcasing the spiritual heritage of India.
As part of the training programme, the practical training with Wind Resource Assessment, instrumentation, Testing & R&D equipments was arranged apart from the factory visit to M/s. Gamesa Wind Turbines, Mamandur where they had a chance of listening from the industry experts who are actually in the process of making wind turbines and visiting the manufacturing facilities.
Shri. A. A Khatana, Executive Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, New Delhi was the Chief Guest for the valedictory function and distributed the course certificates to the all the participants.
The course structure and organization of training was highly appreciated by the participants. The participants were very much satisfied by the quality of lectures and hospitality they found in India.
